Hey everyone, This Friday, I’m once again attempting to write 10,000 words in a day. This will be my third attempt in the last six weeks. The first time I crashed out at 6,892 and the second time I hit 7,463 before I lost steam. It’s interesting that when I first started mentioning 10k Fridays […]

Hey everyone, There is nothing more essential to a creative career and the writing of good stories than the ability to trust your gut and work from instinct. That’s why first drafts should be written quickly, without research, without obsession, and definitely without overthinking. Because the moment you introduce thought— the editor— into the process, […]

Hey everyone, I am, generally speaking, someone who prefers to spend a lot of time alone, mostly reading and writing. But every year I excitedly look forward to Guy Fawkes Night (or Bonfire Night) here in the UK, a night of meeting up with friends, watching fireworks, and far too much merriment. For the four […]

My first novel took seven years to write. This is something I wore as a badge of honor as I was doing it, but that embarrasses me no end now. My second took seven months. I’m halfway through my third one now and I can tell you that I whipped up a 20,000-word outline for […]